Quick simple question:
I am putting a basic budget gaming rig and I have trouble choosing a CPU.
Either i3 2130 or FX 4170?
It seems that majority say that FX sucks and i3 even as dual core cpu will be much better choice. Just need final confirmation before a purchase.
thanx for any help.

The real estate is not that important as i barely keep any icons on my desktop. atm not even three columns.
been to apple store yesterday and a)man that stuff is overpriced b)27inch is much bigger than i expected. Might go 24 but 27in is tempting as it would allow to play and watch movies from bed.

Hijacking the thread.
Currently I am sitting on 20.5" LG monitor and I am considering getting a second monitor. Since monitor is a long-term investment I believe spending extra cash on bigger one is worth the expense.
I am considering this
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...oducts_id=15022
500 bucks with delivery.
Is it worth the price or should i just get 24 inch monitor for half the price?

Just little thing:
In AP review DH made big deal of not being able to jump...
Just kinda weird thing to point out. Neither Witcher, nor ME1 (not sure about ME2 and DAO) had it and everything was fine and dandy...
Anyhow great issue.

playing it and loving every minute of it.
Graphics? not important. seriously. I get as immersed in Hl1 as i do in HL2 as i do in Batman AA.
Great characters, great storyline, choices. who lives or who dies. Piss of big hidden organization or make friends with them. What to do with Crime boss who lied to you?
Playing as sneaky goodie marital artist. Killed only two guys. One i had to as part of the storyline and I don't know whether you can avoid it, another one got shot with a rocket (accident: Aimed it at a tank and he just run at the line of fire trying to hide behind some obstacle). Everyone else i throat punch or beat in ol' fashioned fist fight.
also shot few guys with tranquilizer but try to avoid guns as much as possible.
Already cannot wait for second play through as I want to see what will happen if i don't execute one guy and not piss another one.

On first playthrough i would recommend graphic only enchantments as well as patches. They don't change the game so it is still vanilla just make it look a bit nicer.
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this one is a must in my opinion as standard menus are just frigging horrible:
http://fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2304
then after 15 hours or so you should start modding throughly